Willow Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Monterey, USA)

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Willow Creek Surf Guide

Willow Creek in Monterey is an exposed reef break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Both left (best) and right reef breaks.. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include rips, rocks and sharks.

Willow Creek Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	13.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Willow Creek:

The best conditions reported for surf at Willow Creek occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Willow Creek (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Willow Creek with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 46% of the time in January while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

46%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Willow Creek Location Map

Interactive Willow Creek surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Willow Creek is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC) in USA, 144 km (89 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Willow Creek is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 153 km (95 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Willow Creek Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:01 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on

What does Willow Creek look like?

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Credit: a frey

Tides at Willow Creek

Current tide and informaton

For Sand Dollar Beach, 3 km from Willow Creek.

Next High Water: 03:22pm | 1.44m

Next Low Water: 07:50am | 0.37m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Willow Creek Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.2 °C) at Willow Creek is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.